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3 Ways to Make a Delicious Chocolate Milk Tea

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3 Ways to Make a Delicious Chocolate Milk Tea
3 chocolate milk teas to try at home
Green Tea Water Temperature: Everything you need to know to make the best tea
Does water temperature matter when making green tea?

How to Maximize Green Tea Benefits

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How to Maximize Green Tea Benefits
5 ways to maximize green tea benefits and get the most out of your tea

10 Tea Ideas to Try in 2023

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10 Tea Ideas to Try in 2023
Drink tea differently

Is Decaf Green Tea Good for You?

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Is Decaf Green Tea Good for You?
Does decaf tea have the same benefits and flavor as regular tea?

Is Iced Tea Good for You?

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Is Iced Tea Good for You?
What makes iced tea good or bad?

Can you steep tea in milk?

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Can you steep tea in milk?
To steep or not to steep?

The most popular types of milk for tea

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There used to be two types of tea drinkers – those that drank tea only with milk, and those who thought that adding anything to tea was completely unacceptable. Those days seem to be gone. Find out what are the best types of milk for tea.
Is pouring hot tap water over organic green tea leaves the best way to make a perfect cup of tea?

Is matcha stronger than coffee?

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Is matcha stronger than coffee? Yes, and no.

Is over-steeping tea really that bad?

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Sometimes, making a cup of tea takes more than just a few minutes. You wait for the water to boil, add some tea leaves into your teapot or infuser, pour in some water and before you know it, it’s been over an hour. Sounds familiar?

Best Tea for Crohn's disease

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Can drinking tea cure Crohn's disease?

Tea Brewing and Caffeine Content

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Love your tea but want to reduce the caffeine intake? No problem. Instead of choosing decaffeinated types, try changing the way you brew. Caffeine in tea is a complex topic.

Chai Wallah and the Indian Tea Culture + Chai Recipe

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There’s one profession that can beat every other profession by the amount of happiness it can bring others–chai wallah. Chai walla or chaiwalla is, simply put, a person that makes and sells tea. But not every tea–the most delicious milk tea in the world. Chai.

Cold brewing tea - is it healthier than hot brewing?

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If you are looking for the easiest way to make a cup of any tea, look no further. Cold brewing is the best way to make any tea leaves taste delicious completely effortlessly.

Caffeine levels in various tea types

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Safe daily caffeine intake should not exceed 500 mg. But, does 500 mg per day equals 2 or 20 cups of tea? Read the article to learn more.

Step by step guide to brewing the best cup of tea

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The best cups of tea don’t just happen. They require time, patience and skills. Here are the basic guidelines to get you started.
Long gone are the times when brewing tea was as easy as to place a tea bag into a cup of boiling water. Loose leaf teas can be brewed in many different ways, and each method has its own pros and cons. Here are the 5 most common ways how to brew tea at home, with all the pros and cons to each method.

How to recognize dangerous teaware?

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Every good tea needs a good teaware, and good teaware can be quite expensive. As you learn more about tea, a single mug might not be enough not be enough to satisfy all your needs. Nowadays, buying new teaware is easier that ever. But, is it always safe?

Where to find good teaware

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Cup infusers are a perfect way to keep it all simple and tidy, but if you are really getting into tea, you might want to start building your own teaware collection.

How to Brew Sencha Tea

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Being the most popular and most produced Japanese tea, it doesn't surprise that sencha it has its own rules.

Five DON'Ts if you want to enjoy your tea

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Drinking tea can sometimes get quite complicated. From the simplest ways of brewing to whole ceremonies, some of the rules of tea drinking should be obeyed at all times.

How to get addicted to tea

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Occasional tea drinkers are commonly complaining about the inability to completely get addicted to tea. So, how to get addicted?
Like lovers, some teas are bitter, some are sweet. Learn how to get the best results for each type.

Loose Leaf Teas vs. Filter Bag Tea

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The ultimate match - which tea is better, loose leaf tea or filter bag tea

Why Water Temperature is Crucial in Making Tea

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Steeping tea at the right temperature can make a big difference in the flavor.

Buzzfeed's Take on Making Proper British Tea

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Scott Bryan on making a proper British tea

Tips on Preparing Tea

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Tips for infusing tea.

How Long Can I Wait Between Re-Steeping My Tea?

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Here are 4 guidelines to make sure your tea is in the best condition between steeps for re-steeping tea such as Oolong and Silver Needle.

My Favorite New Tea Toy!

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A review of a great new tea infuser ball from Williams-Sonoma.

Tea Timer

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Never over steep your tea again using one of these 5 tea timers.

Where to find unique and inexpensive teaware

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Need new teaware but on a budget? Here are four places to find inexpensive teaware, tea pots and tea sets.

Herb Harvest... Dressing up your tea

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Learn to make your own herbal tea, grow different varieties of basil and steep basil in tea.

Why Loose leaf Tea?

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Why is loose leaf tea better than tea bags?

Sleek Steep Teapot Review

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California Tea House's Sleek Steep tea infusing teapot for loose leaf tea makes a great gift!

Sun tea fun tea

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Brew your own Sun Tea as you enjoy the late days of Summer.

How to select the perfect teapot

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How to choose a teapot

Make Your Own Genmai-cha Tea

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Learn how to make your own Genmai-cha tea, the toasted, brown rice green tea.

Warmer Weather Brings Back Old Traditions

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Warmer Weather Brings Back Old Traditions, Good 'ol sweet tea.
Tea rituals in different cultures.

Non-Dairy Milk in Tea

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What type of non-dairy milk is best in milk?

What Water Temperature is Best for Steeping Tea

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Quality tea and clean water can create the perfect pot of tea, right?

Cold Brewed Tea for those hot summer days!

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Learn how to cold brew tea in the refrigerator.

How to Brew Blooming Tea

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Instructions on how to make blooming tea or how to brew blooming tea.